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I personally wouldn't compare the Indians with the Palestinians. They are indeed separate nations within a nation and we have treaty obligations towards those nations that we have not honorably met and in many cases dishonorably broke.

This is not 150 years ago either. During the Clinton administration several millions of dollars of money belonging to the Indians and held in trust by the government disappeared and Clinton administration officials in the Interior Dept./Bureau of Indian Affairs under Bruce Babbit apparently destroyed documents while under a court order to turn them over. It appears that perhaps half of the Indian's money went "poof". This is of course not all, a whole list abuses and usurpations could be listed.

Right after Sept. 11 National Public Radio went into the Pine Ridge Reservation and talked with Indians on the street. Pine Ridge is the most famous Indian reservation and known for its severe problems and poverty. NPR stopped two Sioux men in a truck and asked them what they thought of Sept. 11. Both men were literally ready to put on war paint and go to Afghanistan immediately.

Indians also served in World War II, a total of 44,000 out of a population of only 350,000 served. Most notably the Navajo code talkers who made a major contribution to US code security and probably protected the security of many operations and saved many American lives. They served both in the US and Confederate armies during the Civil War with one serving as a chief aid to U.S. Grant and present at the surrender and another group serving as the last organized Confederate force to surrender. Three Native Americans earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.

We should abide by our treaty obligations. We should protect the money that we hold in trust. We should seek out those who have stolen Indian money during the Clinton administration or covered up its theft and hold them accountable. Doing these things has nothing to do with Indian demands but instead has to do with our treaty obligations that we ourselves swore to.

The sad thing is that Native Americans are becoming seduced by the "victim mentality" which naturally leads them to cast their lot with liberal civil rights hustlers. Conservatives ought to lead the way on dealing with these treaty obligations in order to keep the Indians from having to make the unfortunate mistake of getting further involved with the Democratic plantation.

The sad thing is that Native Americans are becoming seduced by the "victim mentality" which naturally leads them to cast their lot with liberal civil rights hustlers. Conservatives ought to lead the way on dealing with these treaty obligations in order to keep the Indians from having to make the unfortunate mistake of getting further involved with the Democratic plantation.

I agree with your post in everything you say. It might be that I needed to clarify further what I mean by my comparison to the Palistinians. After all, there are elements in the Indian Movement that are trying to make the same calls as the Palistinians do. No, not all and I am remiss for making the blanket statement if I did. There are millions in the past who as Indians forught for us, worked for us, believed in us. One of the best that comes to mind is the Navaho indians who by their strange yet beautiful language provided us our best code for WWI in the pacific. The Japanes could never break it and they served us all. God bless and keep them. And if it is the case that we have a treaty with them and it was broken by us then we are tragically immoral for doing so.